arch-install

Introduction

Use this script to install Arch Linux within a VirtualBox guest VM. Then you can honestly say “I use Arch btw”.

Usage

When the Arch Linux Live CD boot loader menu appears, choose option Arch Linux install medium (x86_64, BIOS).

At the prompt, download the installation script and run it.

curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/planet36/arch-install/main/vbox.bash
bash vbox.bash -u NEW_USER [-e]

The installation process is uninterruptible. That is, if it’s stopped before finishing, it can’t be resumed.

After the install script finishes, the Live CD will be ejected before reboot.
If it isn’t ejected (because the VM had insufficient RAM), the system will reboot to the Live CD instead of the new installation.

Options

• -u NEW_USER
  • Specify the username of the new user.
  • The default password is the same as the username. Change it after the installation is finished!
• -e
  • Encrypt the root partition (/dev/sda2).
  • The passphrase may not be empty.

If mandatory arguments are absent, you will be prompted to enter values for them.

Dotfiles

Dotfiles for the new user are cloned from planet36/dotfiles.

Recommended Virtual Machine Resources

• Storage >= 30 GB
• Base Memory >= 2048 MB

License

OSL-3.0